Monumental

First Preview: Sep 6, 2016

Opening Date: Sep 16, 2016

Closing Date: Sep 17, 2016

Running Time: 01:15

http://www.bam.org/dance/2016/monumental

Playing @

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Amid a din of ambient guitars, nine dancers confined to two-by-two-foot pedestals belie their workplace-appropriate skirts and slacks in this full-bodied indictment of the daily grind from Canadian dance troupe the Holy Body Tattoo.

With live accompaniment by the powerful Montreal-based post-rock ensemble Godspeed You! Black Emperor, this seething choreography telegraphs self-preservation against bureaucracy, groupthink, and drudgery. Behind the convulsive scene, projected texts by Conceptual artist Jenny Holzer offer wry commentary on the ambiguous ethics of going about one’s business, as these beleaguered bodies keep on keepin’ on.

The Holy Body Tattoo
Music by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Choreography by Dana Gingras and Noam Gagnon

Part of Next Wave Festival 2016

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM

Dance Dance Regional

Show Notes: No Intermission

Age Guidance: 13

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Accessibility

Wheelchair Info

Six locations: Three areas in rear orchestra. Can accommodate two wheelchairs each.
Seating

The Opera House seats 2,086.Orchestra level of Opera House on main level, directly off lobby.
Elevator/Escalator

Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors. Braille lettering.
Passenger Loading Zone

Front.
Parking

Ashland Place.
Entrance

Six steps up from street into main lobby. One handrail.Alternate entrance: Saint Felix St. Unmarked. Ramp (1.5" lip) into main lobby. Double doors (heavy). Security will assist.
Box Office

Main lobby. Counters 49".
Restroom

Rear of orchestra. Door 29". Stall door 31". Commode 17.5". Grab bars.
Water Fountain

Main lobby. Spout 35".
Telephone

Main lobby to right of alternate entrance. Cord 27".
Assisted Listening System

Yes.
Visual Assistance

None.